Allotments
Information about Allotments within Northumberland County
Allotments
Allotments and community gardens are valuable green spaces and
community assets that can help improve people's quality of life by
promoting healthy food, exercise and community interaction.
We recognise the unique role of allotments as places which
bring all sections of the community together. They provide
opportunities for people to grow their own produce as part of the
long term promotion of sustainability and healthy living.
Public interest in allotments has undergone a recent revival in
line with current thinking on healthy eating, organic food and
exercise. This has created a greater demand for allotments in
some areas, which is critical to protecting them from a change of
use in the future as a consequence of disuse or dereliction.
How To Apply For An Allotment
If you would like to apply for an allotment or register an
allotment partnership, please contact the Parish or Town Clerk in
the area where the allotment is located.
You can
view the parish/town council clerk details here.
Allotments in South East Northumberland
Useful links to allotment websites
Allotment Regeneration Initiative (ARI)
The Allotments Regeneration Initiative (ARI)
was launched by the Federation of City Farms and Community Gardens
(FCFCG) on behalf of the Esmée Fairbairn Environment programme in
2002 to support the development of best-practice models for
regenerating under-used allotment sites, or for finding alternative
ways of maintaining allotments as publicly accessible open
spaces.
National Society of Allotment and Leisure gardeners
Representing allotments and allotment gardens nationwide, the
National Society of Allotment and Leisure Gardeners Ltd (NSALG)
provides membership to allotment societies and allotment
gardeners.
http://www.nsalg.org.uk/
